Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-23

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TIE Eazi9lasara nrsneed two new
a0nm15ss-- w slloma. cot AZ the eastern
portion of Unicn. and Malheaf, cut OF
the central azd soathern portions Of
Baker.
Ths Rnma Abbott Opera Oomsasy
eioeed the season e The Nsg Market
Last night, ssys tie Psrfland DsHsocrsf.
AEd left immedistely 90 . special tE1in
fer Walla Wslla- Abbott plaTsd ten
nights and three mafineesz The night
nudienees averaged 600 e. tickets and
800 81 and $50 tickets. making
. aosai Of &I600; fDa matinass
bsought about $500 more SIS 0oa.
Manager Huws's 30 per cent Of ths pro
eeeda would amoaat 20 sbo1t &5401
This . . pretty good haal for hard
timea-
Governor PenBoyer has appointed h.
B. Compson. Of HnnttnRto1. 20 be Ma-
foR General OF the STATE Militia; ]. II
FIRST BTigades J. G. Shofner, Of Port
ade; w. r. Msslock. BriRadier General,
Third Brigade; O b. Golden. Of Marsh
Aeid. Health Ofioer st Coos Bay; r. @.
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the mouth Of the Unpqna River.
Mr.. Force Of this city, says the Dalles
TSmes- n ouatainesr, received q letter
from bis 500, Mr.. Carlton Force. living
az Camp Greek in Crook County, stating
that the maa from whom be bad puF-
chased bic ranch recently died about IL
miles frem PFinsvllle. and on his
death bed confessed to having. u eom-
pany with two others, murdered an Old
lady near Oregon City many years ago
for her money. The man led q NEST
miserable existence, and appeared to
have wasted almost to q shadow.
Death vas . welcome relief TO him. for
be seemed 70 have been hunted By some
dread spectre. The respondent did
not give the name Of the person who
made the confession or the woman kill
cd; but IL Is presumed the latter was
Mrs HAQer, who sas killed near Ore
Ron City in 1879, and for whoss murder
q young man 10 now serving life SEN
tenes In the Eenitentiary.
On Sunday morning the nsiQhb0rs OF
John Couch. of Candy precinct, Clack-
amas county, below Aurora, foand bis
cottage in ashes and bis charFed re-
mains in the ashes. The origin Of the
FIRE 10 unknown, and no one say the
building while il was in flames. Couch,
Who was q bachelor, aged IS years, and
who has lived By himself for a number
Of years, was Of an errstic disposition,
and has been for long time considered
by his nsiRhbors rs crazy. He was last
seen on saturday evening, when be 40
pesred ip q troubled state Of mind over
the marriage Of q niece. Il Is very pos
sible that be set the cottage on fire and
persisted in the flames, Of bis own free
will. The fact that be bad little or no
money would debar the belief that he
vas murdered, and the cabin set Are TO-.
Couch vas buried Sunday.
WASHINGTON.
An immense quantity Of Toe has been
PIT up during the past mouth. Besides
three dealers representing an aggregate
Of between 200 and 250o tons, all the
bTeweriee, four in number, have in q
sufficient supply TO keep them runBinR,
while several saloons and private indi-
viduals have cut 1p enough TO run them
ever most Of the summer. There would
seem TO be no reason Why the comma
nifty should not keep good and cool this
yeaF.-Spakaae Falls ReUietg.
Warren .Hussey, cashier of the First
National Bank Of Murray, Idaho, is ex
hibiting az the Traders National Back
soRe elegant specimens of the mineral
products of the Gear d'AIene. The
finest among these curiosities is the
largest nugget ever taken from the
placer mines of that section. Il was
unearthed In Trail Gulch last sprine and
Is valued at about 800. There are six
other specimens varying from about SO
In value to BIB. They are great curl
osities aud are attracting considerable
Neutrality-suspicious. Falls ChroHiels.
NJ. l.. Pearson, who was elected Cor
0Her Of Chehalis County, at the Eovem-
Der election, does not desire the offiee
and refuses 10 quality.
The tuR Doaald, a large new vessel
owned by San Francisco parties, is on
It's way TO Gray's HarboF, where il will
remain to be used for towing, ete.-Aber-
deem Herald.
The Hoquism Mill Company has
adopted the ten hour system.
The City Council of Vancouver, on
Wednesday night last. investigated the
charges filed by tbs Mayor against City
Marshal J.. A. Bone, calling witnesses
and taking their sworn testimony. At
its con fusion the Council passed a reso-
luton, 6 TO y. finding the etaFgss sub
stantiated, dismissing the II fshal
from his office. Ga Monday evening
the Oouaeil sle cted Patrick Murray.
night policeman, as bis successor, and
be has taken possession OF the efice.
going on duty on Tuesday. Vancouver
Register.
Daring the high winds early last week.
says the Yakima Signal, huge tree was
blown down and crashed q cabin in the
Snoqualmie Pass In which sixteen Of
the Seattle. Lake shore and Eastern saF-
veyors bad taken refuge. Singularly
enough no one was injured, although
tae cabin was completely demolished.
There are . large number Of imni
grants in the city from the Western
States seeking homes in this vicinity,
but somehow ne one seems to pay any
attention to them, while other localities
are using every means To keep the
strangers in their midst Walla Walls
URioa.
Friday vas day Of reverses. In the
afternoon three loads Of ye1Dg sleighers
were upset IN town. While attempting to
make . short turn IN front Of the Slime
HOase, Ben Hayward Was sent TO the
Toe, bat fortunately without damage.
Conductor Nat Weeks caused consteF
nation among friends BY upsettine them
IN the slush ice. TIE third and worst
jolly sleigher vas our friend Kruse, who
lost the ribbsns and IN attempting 20
regain them osussa his sleigh to per
form q somersaalt. For awhile krnse
vas beneath, bat With characteristic en-
erRy be soon came out on top Walla
Waila UHioa.
A Cathlamet correspondent Of the
AssOriaa says; CHRIS Arouse vas found
dead in q sklf on the rocks near HAr-
SinRton's Point. Il appears that de-
ceased vas native Of Holland. aged
~ years; that be left Chariss Woods
soow, near Fluid SlsaRh. in q small
boat for Astoria, February Alb. With
sixty dollars TO purchase supplies for
Mr.. Wood; thai be vent 70 Astoria. pur-
chased the supplies and also two bot
Ties 81 whisky, leaving Astoria the same
day 10 return 20 Woods scoV. When
Do his way be must havs been caaGht
N haw OF ice, e. his fingers were
mneh worn, and one thumb nail entire
y worn od One Of the bottles OF wins
~ vas nearly empty, the other had /